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Ministry of Defence
Army to begin recruitment rally on 15 Jan 2021 in Secunderabad 
Army recruitment rally under Unit Headquarters Quota will be held at AOC Centre, Secunderabad from 18 Jan 2021 to 28 Feb 2021 for enrolment of Soldier Tech , Soldier General Duty, Soldier Tradesmen, Outstanding Sportsmen .
Outstanding Sportsmen  are required to report at Thapar Stadium, AOC Centre Secunderabad at 0800 hrs on 15 Jan 2021 for sports trial.
Outstanding sportsmen who have represented in the field of Boxing, Football, Volleyball, Basketball, Handball, Hockey, Swimming, Wrestling, Athletics and Kabbadi can participate along with their certificates of National or International competitions either at senior or junior level. The certificate should not be more than two years old on the date of screening.
The qualifying age bracket for the Soldier GD category is 17 ½ to 21 Yrs. Qualifying age bracket for Soldier Tech , Sol Clk/SKT & Sol Tdn categories is 17 ½ to 23 Yrs.
Educational Qualification for the Soldier GDis Matriculation/SSC with 33% in each subject & 45% aggregate. Education qualification needed for Soldier Trademan  is ‘Passed 10th Standard ’ and that for Soldier Tradesman  is ‘Passed 8th standard’. The same for Soldier Tech is 10+2/ Intermediate Pass in Science with  with 50% marks in aggregate and 40% in each subject. For Soldier Clk/SKT, it is 10+2/ Intermediate pass in any stream with 60% marks in aggregate and minimum 50% in each subject. Securing 50% in English and Maths/Accounts/Book Keeping in class 12th is mandatory.
For other details candidates can contact Headquarters AOC Centre, East Marredpally, Trimulgherry, Secunderabad  500015. Headquarters AOC Centre e-mail Address- airawat0804[at]nic[dot]in or visit www.joinindianarmy.nic.in site for more information about recruitment rally.
Negative marking of 0.5 marks will be awarded for incorrect answers in Common Entrance Exam.
The conduct of the rally is subject to prevailing COVID-19 pandemic situation in the month of January 2021. Commandant AOC Centre reserves the right to cancel the rally at short notice due to COVID-19 pandemic.
Ministry of Tourism
Ministry of Tourism extends validity period of Approval/Classifications of Hotels & other accommodation units till 30th June 2020
Six months’ relaxation or extension to all categories of Tour Operators, Travel Agents and Tourist Transport Operators
The Ministry of Tourism classifies hotels under the star rating system to conform to the expected standards for different classes of tourists. Under this system, hotels are given a rating, from One Star to Three Star, Four and Five Star with or without alcohol, Five Star Deluxe, Heritage , Heritage , Heritage , Legacy Vintage , Legacy Vintage , Legacy Vintage  and Apartment Hotels, Home stays, Guest house etc. The classification/ certification is valid for period of five years.
Considering the current situation when the hospitality industry is going through a very difficult time in the wake of Covid 19 Pandemic and lockdown that has severely impacted the accommodation sector, it has been decided that validity of approval or certifications of hotels and other accommodation units whose project approvals/reapprovals and classification/reclassification have expired/are likely to expire during the period  are deemed to be extended till 30.06.2020.
Similarly, the Ministry has a scheme of approving Travel Agents, Tour Operators, Adventure Tour Operators, Domestic Tour Operators and Tourist Transport Operators etc. the idea being to encourage quality, standard and service in these categories so as to promote Tourism in India.
Due to postponement of inspection work and application scrutiny during the lockdown period from March 2020 onward in the wake of COVID-19 pandemic, the Ministry of Tourism has decided to allow six months’ relaxation or extension to all categories of Tour Operators  Travel Agents and Tourist Transport Operators for their approval with the Ministry of Tourism subject to the following conditions: -
 The previous approval expired or the current approval expires during the period of 20th March, 2020  till continuation of lockdown, and
 They applied for renewal before expiry of their current/previous approval.
Ministry of Health and Family Welfare
COVID-19 UPDATE
149.66 Cr vaccine doses have been administered so far under Nationwide Vaccination Drive
India's Active caseload currently stands at 3,71,363
Active cases stand at 1.05%
Recovery Rate currently at 97.57%
30,836 recoveries in the last 24 hours increases Total Recoveries to 3,43,71,845
1,17,100 new cases in the last 24 hours
Daily positivity rate 
Weekly Positivity Rate 
68.68 Cr Total Tests conducted so far
Statewise status of Omicron Variant
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|
S. No.
|
|
State
|
|
No. of Omicron Cases
|
|
Discharged/Recovered/Migrated
|
|
1
|
|
Maharashtra
|
|
876
|
|
381
|
|
2
|
|
Delhi
|
|
465
|
|
57
|
|
3
|
|
Karnataka
|
|
333
|
|
26
|
|
4
|
|
Rajasthan
|
|
291
|
|
159
|
|
5
|
|
Kerala
|
|
284
|
|
93
|
|
6
|
|
Gujarat
|
|
204
|
|
151
|
|
7
|
|
Tamil Nadu
|
|
121
|
|
121
|
|
8
|
|
Haryana
|
|
114
|
|
83
|
|
9
|
|
Telangana
|
|
107
|
|
43
|
|
10
|
|
Odisha
|
|
60
|
|
5
|
|
11
|
|
Uttar Pradesh
|
|
31
|
|
6
|
|
12
|
|
Andhra Pradesh
|
|
28
|
|
6
|
|
13
|
|
West Bengal
|
|
27
|
|
10
|
|
14
|
|
Goa
|
|
19
|
|
19
|
|
15
|
|
Assam
|
|
9
|
|
9
|
|
16
|
|
Madhya Pradesh
|
|
9
|
|
9
|
|
17
|
|
Uttarakhand
|
|
8
|
|
5
|
|
18
|
|
Meghalaya
|
|
4
|
|
3
|
|
19
|
|
A&N Islands
|
|
3
|
|
0
|
|
20
|
|
Chandigarh
|
|
3
|
|
3
|
|
21
|
|
Jammu and Kashmir
|
|
3
|
|
3
|
|
22
|
|
Puducherry
|
|
2
|
|
2
|
|
23
|
|
Punjab
|
|
2
|
|
2
|
|
24
|
|
Chhattisgarh
|
|
1
|
|
0
|
|
25
|
|
Himachal Pradesh
|
|
1
|
|
1
|
|
26
|
|
Ladakh
|
|
1
|
|
1
|
|
27
|
|
Manipur
|
|
1
|
|
1
|
||
|
Total
|
|
3,007
|
|
1,199
Ministry of Social Justice & Empowerment
Union Minister of social Justice and Empowerment Dr. Virendra Kumar launched the Scheme “SHRESHTA” today
Union Minister of social Justice and empowerment Dr. Virendra Kumar launched the Scheme“SHRESHTA”-Scheme for residential education for students in High school in Targeted Areas.
The Dignitaries attended the function shri A. Narayanaswamy, MoS for Social Justice and Empowerment, Shri R. Subrahmanyam, Secretary for Social Justice and Empowerment Department, Shri Surendra Singh Additional Secretary, Dr. Mahesh Sharma, M.P., Gautam Buddha Nagar. The Scheme will be beneficial for SC students those who could not reach for higher quality education. This initiative will bring a drastic change for the betterment of their life.
The Scheme for Residential Education for Students in Targeted Areas  has been formulated with the objective to provide quality education and opportunities for even the poorest
Scheduled Caste students, as per the Constitutional mandate. The students from the Scheduled Caste communities, for long been subjects to inequality, were kept out of quality education and a situation that perpetuates the disadvantages carried forward for generations of lack of adequate education.
The Governmental efforts to spread educational facilities without discrimination have worked well in achieving near universal access. However, the objective of providing access to quality education that provides a level playing field is still far from reality. Accordingly, the Department as a new initiative has introduced the scheme for providing quality education in top class private Residential Schools to the meritorious SC students who cannot afford the fee of such schools.
Scheme for Residential Education for Students in High Schools in Targeted Areas  provides for high quality education for meritorious but poor SC students in CBSE-affiliated reputed residential schools across the country. Approximately 3,000 seats are providedeach year for admission in class 9th and 11th and the entire cost of the school fee and residentialcharges are borne by the Department. The students, belonging to Scheduled Castes, studying in class 8th and 10th in the current academicyear are eligible for availing the benefits of scheme are selected through a transparent mechanism through a National Entrance Test for SHRESHTA , which is conducted by the National Testing Agency  for admission in class 9th and 11th. Students belonging to marginalized income group within the SC community, whose parental annual income is upto Rs.2.5 Lakh are eligible. Successful candidates, after following the e-counselling process, are given admission in the schoolof their choice anywhere in the Country for their academic persuasion. The Department shall bear the total cost of the school fee and hostel charges till completion of their academic upto class 12th. There after the students of the scheme may avail benefits of other schemes of the Department fortheir higher education.
Detail speech of Union Minister Dr. Virendra Kumar attached here through this link.
Ministry of Micro,Small & Medium Enterprises
Financial inclusion of MSMES needed for development of the Country - Giriraj Singh
Regional Conference on MSME Financing held
(Giriraj Singhaddressing a Regional Conference on MSME Financing
Ministry of Micro Small and Medium Enterprises  organized a Regional Conference on MSME Financing under National SC/ST Hub Scheme in New Delhitoday. Minister of State  for MSME,Giriraj Singh, in his inaugural address stressed on the need for financial inclusion of small entrepreneurs, without whom the country cannot develop. While appreciating the banking sectors concerns about the Non-Performing Assets and bad debts, he pointed out that where there is need based financing from the banks the recoveries have been more than 99 per cent. He urged the banks to set their priorities in line with the policies and financial guarantees of the Government and provide loans to youth and small entrepreneurs.
The MSME Minister said Government is keen to bring SC/ST entrepreneurs at par with their counterparts in the industry, dedicating financial schemes exclusively for them. Talking about the 12 initiatives of the Government for the MSME sector announced by the Prime Minister on 2nd November 2108, Giriraj Singh urged MSMEs to take full advantage of the 59 Minute Loan Sanction portal. He said the resources are limited but the Government, during last 4 years, have done a lot for the development of MSME sector.
Secretary MSME, Dr. Arun Kumar Panda, said timely availability of low cost capital, technology upgradation to make MSMEs competitive, market accessibility and skilled man-power are the core components for the development of the MSME sector. Heurged MSMEs to avail the benefits of various schemes of the Ministry like Credit Guarantee Trust Fund for Micro & Small Enterprises , Prime Minister’s Employment Generation Programme , Credit Linked Capital Subsidy for Technology Upgradation , Lean Manufacturing Competitiveness for MSMEs, Financial Support to MSMEs in ZED Certification Scheme. Additional Secretary & Development Commissioner MSME Ram Mohan Mishra urged Chambers of Commerce to transfer to MSMEs knowledge of emerging areas of business and technology and share with them their vision of the future in order to make MSMEs competitive. This handholding will give the necessary boost to the MSME sector in the country.
The focus of the conference was to highlight the financial challenges faced by the SC/ST entrepreneurs and the various steps taken by the Government and other stakeholders to overcome these challenges. Aloan and awareness camp was also organized by the partnering banks and financial institutions for the participants of the conference.
Ministry of Power
NTPC ranked as the top Independent Power Producers and Energy Traders Globally by S&P Platts
NTPC Limited, the country’s largest power generating company has been ranked No.1 Independent Power Producers and Energy Traders Globally in the S&P Global Commodity Insights Top 250 Global Energy Company Rankings®-2022. These rankings are based on four key metrics- asset worth, revenues, profits and return on investment.
NTPC is not just India’s largest power producer; it is one of the key pillars sustaining India’s economic growth and development. With a share of 17% of the installed capacity, NTPC currently contributes 24% of the total electricity produced in India. NTPC’s goal has always been to deliver power that is economical, efficient, and ecologically sustainable. To meet this objective, it offers a diversified energy mix comprising gas, wind, solar, hydro, floating solar and coal.
By 2032, NTPC is targeting non-fossil fuel-based capacity to make up nearly 50 per cent of the company’s portfolio, which includes renewable energy capacity of 60 GW and total portfolio of 130GW. In terms of scale, efficiency, and energy generation from cleaner and greener sources, the company leads the India’s energy transition. It has teamed with NITI Aayog for the Net Energy Zero effort.
Ministry of Defence
MISSION GAGANYAAN - FIRST BATCH OF CREW MODULE RECOVERY DIVERS COMPLETE TRAINING
The first batch of crew recovery team of Mission Gaganyaan completed Phase-1 of training at Indian Navy's Water Survival Training Facility  at Kochi. Utilising the state of the art facility, the team comprising of Indian Naval Divers and Marine Commandos underwent recovery training of crew module in varied sea conditions. The two weeks training capsule covered a brief on the conduct of the mission, actions to be taken during medical exigencies and familiarisation with different aircraft and their rescue equipment. The training also validated the SOPs formulated jointly by the Indian Navy and ISRO. On the concluding day, Dr. Mohan M, Director of Human Space Flight Centre, ISRO witnessed the recovery demonstration and interacted with the team. The team trained at WSTF will now be involved in recovery of test launches planned by ISRO in the forthcoming months.
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Ministry of Electronics & IT
MeitY Secretary Shri Alkesh Kumar Sharma inaugurates Renewable Energy Microgrid Power Plant for electrical energy requirements of rural communities
Ministry of Electronics & Information Technology  Secretary Shri Alkesh Kumar Sharma launched the indigenous Technology of Hybrid Green Energy Microgrid for Electrical energy requirements of the Rural communities developed by C-DAC, Thiruvananthapuram, as part of National Mission on Power Electronics Technology  Program, here today at Elephant Rehabilitation Centre , Kottoor, Thiruvananthapuram.
Addressing the gathering, Shri Alkesh Kumar Sharma said that “MeitY is prioritising and putting enormous efforts to realise unique technology development and deployments through C-DAC. The reliable green energy based microgrid seems to be providing the power solution for critical systems in the Veterinary hospital systems in ERC. We need to concentrate and focus our efforts to the high performance and efficient technology and system developments. The technology shall be extended to the remote communities through wider deployments.”
Shri Alkesh Kumar Sharma said, “The initiative and support being provided by forest department for technology evaluation is appreciable. Green technology is effectively being used in the rehabilitation of wild animals also here. The system shall be used for dissemination of such advanced technologies to the society especially the younger generation and school children.”
Microgrid: A renewable energy microgrid is an autonomous, localised and self-contained energy system that incorporates renewable energy sources as its primary generation inputs. The major building blocks of a renewable energy microgrid include various components and systems that work together to generate, store, manage, and distribute energy in a localized and sustainable manner. In the off-grid mode of operation of a microgrid, it generates, stores, and distributes electricity within a specific area or community while prioritizing the use of renewable energy to minimize reliance on fossil fuels and reduce environmental impact. In the on-grid mode of operation, the microgrid will be able to interact with utility grid and export power if the generation is excess of what is locally needed.
In the microgrid scheme implemented in ERC, a unique 25kW Power Conditioning Unit  technology using Silicon Carbide, a Wide Band Gap  Semiconductor device operating at 50kHz and avoiding bulky 50Hz transformer make the system very compact and a container based deployment in remote location is realised. The above Technology is developed by CDAC.
The official from MeitY, Dr Om Krishan Singh, Scientist ‘D’; other dignitaries from MeitY; C-DAC, Thiruvananthapuram and Forest Department, Govt of Kerala were present on the occasion.
Ministry of Heavy Industries
Component Champion Incentive scheme to identify and incentivize Auto component champions
Government has initiated the Production Linked Incentive  Scheme for Automobile and Auto Components Industry in India for enhancing India’s Manufacturing Capabilities for Advanced Automotive Products with a budgetary outlay of Rs. 25,938 crores over a period of five years. The Scheme has two components namely, Champion OEM Incentive Scheme & Component Champion Incentive Scheme.
The ‘Component Champion’ Incentive scheme is aimed at identifying and incentivizing Auto component champions that can achieve global scale of operations and become ‘Automotive Champions’ for the auto-component manufacturing sector related to Advanced Automotive Technology. The Component Champion Incentive scheme is a ‘sales value linked’ scheme, applicable on preapproved Advanced Automotive Technology components of all vehicles, CKD/SKD kits, Vehicle aggregates of 2-Wheelers, 3-Wheelers, passenger vehicles, commercial vehicles and tractors including automobile meant for military use and any other Advanced Automotive Technology components prescribed by MHI depending upon technical developments.
Battery Electric Vehicles and Hydrogen Fuel Cells component are being provided incentives under PLI Scheme for Automobile andAutoComponents.
This information was given by the Minister of State for Heavy Industries Shri Krishan Pal Gurjar in a written reply in the Rajya Sabha today.
Competition Commission of India
CCI amends one of the formats prescribed for notification of proposed combinations in Form I
By way of the Competition Commission of India  Amendment Regulations, 2020, the Commission has deleted paragraph 5.7 of Form I, one of the formats prescribed for notification of proposed combinations. This was with a view to relax disclosure requirements regarding non-compete restrictions, entered into as a part of combinations. In this regard, the Commission has further withdrawn the Guidance Note on Non-compete restrictions.
Ministry of Science & Technology
Recycling Carbon technology by Bangalore startup receives TDB National Award 2021
A Bangalore based startup has received the National Award 2021 from Technology Development Board  for developing a commercial solution for conversion of CO2 to chemicals and fuels.
Breathe Applied Sciences, a startup incubated at Jawaharlal Nehru Centre for Advanced Scientific Research  developed efficient catalysts and methodologies for the conversion of CO2 to methanol and other chemicals.
It has led to improvisation of process engineering to enhance the production of chemicals and fuels from anthropogenic CO2 generated from various sources including coal and natural gas power generation sectors, steel industry, cement industry, and chemical industries and integrating multiple components involved in the CCUS  to develop a complete solution for the environmental issues due to global warming.
The research was carried out by Prof. Sebastian C Peter and his group from the New Chemistry Unit at JNCASR. He is also a co-founder and director of Breathe Applied Sciences which was started from the generous funding from DST Nano Mission.
The startup signed an agreement with JNCASR, an autonomous institute of Department of Science and Technology for transfer of technology based on lab-scale research on reducing CO2 to methanol and other useful chemicals and fuels.
The MOU helped in smooth translation of the research in the area of CO2 reduction to useful chemicals and fuels from the laboratory scale to pilot scale economically.
“In the pilot mode, the current capacity of CO2 conversion is 300 kg per day, which can be scaled up to several 100 tons in an industrial scale. It will take some time to reach the level of industrial production. A few industry sectors are in discussion with Breathe for potential use of our developed technology soon" said Prof. Sebastian C Peter.
Ministry of Health and Family Welfare
COVID - 19 Vaccination Update - Day 468
India’s cumulative vaccination coverage crosses 188.62 Crore
More than 20 lakh Vaccine doses administered today till 7 pm
India’s COVID-19 vaccination coverage has crossed 188.62 Crore  today. More than 20 lakh  Vaccine Doses have been administered till 7 pm today. The daily vaccination tally is expected to increase with the compilation of the final reports for the day by late tonight.
The cumulative coverage of vaccine doses, segregated based on population priority groups, is as follows:
|
|
Cumulative Vaccine Dose Coverage
|
|
HCWs
|
|
1st Dose
|
|
10405030
|
|
2nd Dose
|
|
10015368
|
|
Precaution Dose
|
|
4775274
|
|
FLWs
|
|
1st Dose
|
|
18415525
|
|
2nd Dose
|
|
17537616
|
|
Precaution Dose
|
|
7540287
|
|
Age Group 12-14 years
|
|
1st Dose
|
|
28233759
|
|
|
|
2nd Dose
|
|
5706680
|
|
Age Group 15-18 years
|
|
1st Dose
|
|
58362553
|
|
|
|
2nd Dose
|
|
42053224
|
|
Age Group 18-44 years
|
|
1st Dose
|
|
555666543
|
|
2nd Dose
|
|
477543278
|
|
Precaution Dose
|
|
134565
|
|
Age Group 45-59 years
|
|
1st Dose
|
|
202910791
|
|
2nd Dose
|
|
187818120
|
|
Precaution Dose
|
|
480024
|
|
Over 60 years
|
|
1st Dose
|
|
126858551
|
|
2nd Dose
|
|
117011274
|
|
Precaution Dose
|
|
14798804
|
|
Cumulative 1st dose administered
|
|
1000852752
|
|
Cumulative 2nd dose administered
|
|
857685560
|
|
Precaution Dose
|
|
27728954
|
|
Total
|
|
1886267266
Today’s achievement in the vaccination exercise, segregated by population priority groups, is as follows:
|
|
Date: 28th April, 2022 
|
|
HCWs
|
|
1st Dose
|
|
53
|
|
2nd Dose
|
|
656
|
|
Precaution Dose
|
|
18075
|
|
FLWs
|
|
1st Dose
|
|
110
|
|
2nd Dose
|
|
1182
|
|
Precaution Dose
|
|
42646
|
|
Age Group 12-14 years
|
|
1st Dose
|
|
344479
|
|
|
|
2nd Dose
|
|
683381
|
|
Age Group 15-18 years
|
|
1st Dose
|
|
49534
|
|
|
|
2nd Dose
|
|
143356
|
|
Age Group 18-44 years
|
|
1st Dose
|
|
33289
|
|
2nd Dose
|
|
402002
|
|
Precaution Dose
|
|
11213
|
|
Age Group 45-59 years
|
|
1st Dose
|
|
4575
|
|
2nd Dose
|
|
86235
|
|
Precaution Dose
|
|
38118
|
|
Over 60 years
|
|
1st Dose
|
|
3602
|
|
2nd Dose
|
|
56403
|
|
Precaution Dose
|
|
121222
|
|
Cumulative 1st dose administered
|
|
435642
|
|
Cumulative 2nd dose administered
|
|
1373215
|
|
Precaution Dose
|
|
231274
|
|
Total
|
|
2040131
The vaccination exercise as a tool to protect the most vulnerable population groups in the country from COVID-19 continues to be regularly reviewed and monitored at the highest level.
Ministry of Home Affairs
Union Home Minister condoles loss of lives due to collapse of a pandal in Barmer, Rajasthan
The Union Home Minister Shri Amit Shah has condoled the loss of lives due to collapse of a pandal in Barmer, Rajasthan.
In a tweet, Shri Amit Shah said:
"Pained to know about the loss of lives due to collapse of a Pandaal in Barmer, Rajasthan. I express my deepest condolences to the bereaved families. May the injured recover quickly."